1921 Italian general election

1921 Italian general election
← 1919 15 May 1921 1924 →
All 535 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
268 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Giovanni Bacci Don Luigi Sturzo Giovanni Giolitti
Party PSI PPI BN
Seats won 123 108 105
Seat change Decrease33 Increase8 New
Popular vote 1,631,435 1,347,305 1,260,007
Percentage 24.69% 20.39% 19.07%
Swing Decrease7.59pp Decrease0.14pp New
     PSI      PPI      BN      PLD
     PLI      DS      PDR      SeT
Prime Minister before election

Giovanni Giolitti
PLI

Elected Prime Minister

Ivanoe Bonomi
Reformist Socialist Party

General elections were held in Italy on 15 May 1921.[1] It was the first election in which the recently acquired regions of Trentino-Alto Adige, Venezia Giulia, Zara and Lagosta island elected deputies, many of whom were from the Germanic and South Slavic ethnic groups.[2][3]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1047 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ ITALY’S FRINGE OF ALIEN SUBJECTS, The New York Times, May 29, 1921
  3. ^ Ministry of National Economy